by jpitney | Jan 1, 2025 | Civility, Uncategorized
In 2000, Presidents Ford and Carter spoke with Tim Russert about civility:
by jpitney | Dec 30, 2024 | Business, Regulation
In September, Phil Gramm wrote at The Wall Street Journal: Jimmy Carter, who turns 100 on Oct. 1, doesn’t get enough credit for the quarter-century economic boom from 1983 to 2008 and the underlying resilience of the economy since. Without Mr. Carter’s deregulation of...
by jpitney | Oct 2, 2024 | Bureaucracy, Business, Regulation, Uncategorized
Phil Gramm at WSJ: Jimmy Carter, who turns 100 on Oct. 1, doesn’t get enough credit for the quarter-century economic boom from 1983 to 2008 and the underlying resilience of the economy since. Without Mr. Carter’s deregulation of airlines, trucking, railroads, energy...
by jpitney | Feb 20, 2023 | Presidency, Reagan
In observance of Presidents’ Day and in light of the sad news about former President Carter, it is appropriate to reflect on President Reagan’s speech at the dedication of the Carter Presidential Library. They were opponents, but as this video shows, they...
by jpitney | Feb 19, 2023 | Civility, Presidency
In 2007, Jimmy Carter delivered a eulogy for his 1976 opponent, Gerald Ford: Our mutual respect, which I have described, blossomed into a valued personal friendship during our shared trip to attend the funeral of President Anwar Sadat in Egypt. We formed a personal...
